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In Quebec, choosing our own death’s date and time is becoming increasingly common—medical assistance in dying now accounts for more than 7% of annual deaths. But are we, as a society, truly prepared for this new reality?
On October 5, 2021, Manuelle Légaré was with her father, the great comedian Pierre Légaré, through his final days—he had chosen medical assistance in dying. With Club sandwich mayonnaise, she steps on stage for the first time, looking to understand what she experienced and to ask the questions she never got the chance to ask. Blending personal narrative with social investigation, humor with existential questions, the play explores the human and ethical challenges of this profound shift in our relationship with death.
April 8–18 2026
At USINE C
Text
Manuelle Légaré
Director and text collaborator
François Bernier
Dramaturg
Mathieu Gosselin
CAST
Manuelle Légaré
Sylvie de Morais-Nogueira
Alice Pascual
Martin-David Peters
Manuelle Légaré
Text
Manuelle Légaré is the editor-in-chief of Tout le monde en parle. A content producer and screenwriter, she has worked on documentary series such as Alpha_02: Le mystère Alexandre Cazes, Le dernier soir (the first investigative series aired on Quebec television), La traque, Deuxième chance, and Qui êtes-vous?. Her work earned her the Gémeaux Award for Best Documentary Research – All Categories (Qui êtes-vous?) in 2016, and the awards for Best Documentary Series – Society (Deuxième chance and La traque) in 2018 and 2022.
Her first podcast, Récidive, chronicled her encounter with a former inmate on the path to rehabilitation who was later accused of kidnapping. Récidive won Best French-Language Podcast at the Paris Podcast Festival in 2021. Her most recent documentary, Alphas, co-directed and co-written with Simon Coutu, was a major success on Télé-Québec and was selected for the international INPUT conference.
François Bernier
Director and text advisor
Co-founder of the theatre companies DuBunker — with the production Je voudrais (pas) crever — and Théâtre du party chinois — with Le Cabaret dinde et farces, a Christmas show presented at Espace Libre — François Bernier is an active member of Le Cabaret insupportable, a must-see event known for its sharp humor and distinctive style. For the past three years, he has hosted Le Gala des cochons d’or, an awards ceremony celebrating emerging theatre artists.
On screen, he appeared in Xavier Dolan’s film Heartbeats (Les amours imaginaires). Since graduating from the Conservatoire, François Bernier has been deeply involved in his artistic projects, both as an actor and a writer. He contributed to the writing of Frank vs Girard, a youth series broadcast on VRAK.tv, and collaborated with the same network and NRJ on R’garde moi quand j’te parle!, a hybrid radio-television project, as part of the creative team. In the web series Comment survivre aux week-ends, he plays Alexis — a likeable yet immature young man of his generation.
Mathieu Gosselin
Dramaturg
A graduate of the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Montréal, Mathieu Gosselin has made his mark on Quebec’s cultural scene as both an actor and a playwright.
He has performed in Betty à la plage by Christopher Durang, directed by Patrice Dubois; Venise-en-Québec by Olivier Choinière, directed by Jean-Frédéric Messier; Bob by René-Daniel Dubois, directed by René-Richard Cyr; Suprême deluxe, written and directed by Sébastien Dodge; Caligula remix by director Marc Beaupré; Silence Radio, which he also co-wrote and which was directed by Geoffrey Gaquère; Contes urbains, directed by Stéphane Jacques; and Des souris et des hommes, directed by Vincent-Guillaume Otis.
Working with Théâtre de la Pire Espèce, he has appeared with the company in Ubu sur la table and Persée, which he also co-wrote. He both wrote and performed several roles in Fête sauvage. Mathieu’s work can also be seen in J’aime Hydro, both in live performances and in the filmed and audio recordings that reached a wide audience. Last spring, he took the stage at La Licorne in a solo performance titled Gros gars, prise de parole analogique.
On television, he has appeared in Grande Ourse, États-humains, Trauma, Toute la vérité, Série Noire, Le Phoenix, C’est pour ça que je t’aime, and M’entends-tu?. His film credits include the popular feature Starbuck and Les barbares de la Malbaie.
